Quartz Composer 4.6.1 is not working on OS X El Capitan Dev Preview

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Sam0711er OP
Created Aug ’15
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Hey, is anyone else experiencing this issue? Does someone know a fix/ workaround? If I open QC, I get the following error:


An exception was raised:

*** -[__NSPlaceholderArray initWithObjects:count:]: attempt to insert nil object from objects[0]


0x8f567ffa: -[QCContext nextExecutionTimeForPatch:time:arguments:]
0x8f567cb5: -[QCGraphicsContext nextExecutionTimeForPatch:time:arguments:]
0x8f567abb: -[QCOpenGLContext nextExecutionTimeForPatch:time:arguments:]
0x8f623718: -[QCView nextExecutionTime:arguments:]
0x0b106101
0x8f62395c: -[QCView render:arguments:]
0x8f62449c: -[QCView startRendering:]
0x0b105987
0x90175b2c: __CFNOTIFICATIONCENTER_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_AN_OBSERVER__
0x90175a9f: ___CFXRegistrationPost_block_invoke
0x90175167: _CFXRegistrationPost
0x90174ed2: ___CFXNotificationPost_block_invoke
0x9016edc2: -[_CFXNotificationRegistrar find:object:observer:enumerator:]
0x9005f123: _CFXNotificationPost
0x9c2b0196: -[NSNotificationCenter postNotificationName:object:userInfo:]
0x9ed1fb48: -[NSWindow _reallyDoOrderWindow:relativeTo:findKey:forCounter:force:isModal:]
0x9f3e84ec: __71-[NSWindow _doOrderWindow:relativeTo:findKey:forCounter:force:isModal:]_block_invoke3333
0x9f41ed3f: NSPerformVisuallyAtomicChange
0x9ed1efa9: -[NSWindow _doOrderWindow:relativeTo:findKey:forCounter:force:isModal:]
0x9ed1eb50: -[NSWindow orderWindow:relativeTo:]
0x9ed16467: -[NSWindow makeKeyAndOrderFront:]
0x94c08232: -[QLSeamlessDocumentOpener showWindow:contentFrame:withBlock:]
0x9eda8fb8: -[NSWindowController showWindow:]
0x0b105488
0x9edc0232: -[NSDocument showWindows]
0x9f15da67: __90-[NSDocumentController(NSInternal) _autoreopenDocumentsFromRecords:withCompletionHandler:]_block_invoke1872
0x9f15587c: __89-[NSDocumentController reopenDocumentForURL:withContentsOfURL:display:completionHandler:]_block_invoke_2
0x900cc834: __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_BLOCK__
0x900becc5: __CFRunLoopDoBlocks
0x900be48e: __CFRunLoopRun
0x900bde98: CFRunLoopRunSpecific
0x8e0a0675: RunCurrentEventLoopInMode
0x8e0a040b: ReceiveNextEventCommon
0x8e0a024b: _BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInModeWithFilter
0x9ec7f60f: _DPSNextEvent
0x9f04ce9c: -[NSApplication _nextEventMatchingEventMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:]
0x9ec7549a: -[NSApplication run]
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only3km OP
Aug ’15

I've got the same problem with you.

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Developer Tools Engineer OP
Apple
Oct ’15

Does it work if you open Quartz Composer first, possibly holding down the shift key to ensure no compositions are automatically loaded?

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Thomas Van Ta OP
Oct ’15

Same problem here on OSX 10.11.1


0x940ad833: -[NSControl mouseDown:]
0x945fb42d: -[NSWindow _handleMouseDownEvent:isDelayedEvent:]
0x945fc411: -[NSWindow _reallySendEvent:isDelayedEvent:]
0x94041b8d: -[NSWindow sendEvent:]
0x93fc1b27: -[NSApplication sendEvent:]
0x05499ba0
0x93e28d9a: -[NSApplication run]
0x05497262
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dls215 OP
Nov ’15

Yep, having the same problem with QC on OSX 10.11.1.

@Troy, this doesn't seem to help.


Anyone find another fix for this yet?


An exception was raised:

*** -[__NSPlaceholderArray initWithObjects:count:]: attempt to insert nil object from objects[0]

0x9568affa: -[QCContext nextExecutionTimeForPatch:time:arguments:]
0x9568acb5: -[QCGraphicsContext nextExecutionTimeForPatch:time:arguments:]
0x9568aabb: -[QCOpenGLContext nextExecutionTimeForPatch:time:arguments:]
0x95746718: -[QCView nextExecutionTime:arguments:]
0x05dfe3ab
0x9574695c: -[QCView render:arguments:]
0x9574749c: -[QCView startRendering:]
0x05dfdc49
0x0c08a1a1: -[FBOrigamiAdditions(Retina) startRendering:]
0x9653dc2f: ___CFXRegistrationPost_block_invoke
0x9653dba7: _CFXRegistrationPost
0x9653d912: ___CFXNotificationPost_block_invoke
0x964fa6d2: -[_CFXNotificationRegistrar find:object:observer:enumerator:]
0x964f9925: _CFXNotificationPost
0x8b9070fa: -[NSNotificationCenter postNotificationName:object:userInfo:]
0x875ab30b: -[NSWindow _doWindowWillBeVisibleAsSheet:]
0x875aa159: -[NSWindow _reallyDoOrderWindow:relativeTo:findKey:forCounter:force:isModal:]
0x87c32fbb: __71-[NSWindow _doOrderWindow:relativeTo:findKey:forCounter:force:isModal:]_block_invoke3366
0x875a0f05: NSPerformVisuallyAtomicChange
0x875a8bb3: -[NSWindow _doOrderWindow:relativeTo:findKey:forCounter:force:isModal:]
0x875a8732: -[NSWindow orderWindow:relativeTo:]
0x8766861d: -[NSWindow makeKeyAndOrderFront:]
0x97129ec3: -[QLSeamlessDocumentOpener showWindow:contentFrame:withBlock:]
0x8766775b: -[NSWindowController showWindow:]
0x05dfd75d
0x874773fa: -[NSDocument showWindows]
0x879c16f5: __90-[NSDocumentController(NSInternal) _autoreopenDocumentsFromRecords:withCompletionHandler:]_block_invoke1901
0x879b9635: __89-[NSDocumentController reopenDocumentForURL:withContentsOfURL:display:completionHandler:]_block_invoke_2
0x965474dc: __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_BLOCK__
0x96526df5: __CFRunLoopDoBlocks
0x96526b5b: __CFRunLoopRun
0x96525fc8: CFRunLoopRunSpecific
0x98fdfd55: RunCurrentEventLoopInMode
0x98fdfa97: ReceiveNextEventCommon
0x98fdf9cf: _BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInModeWithFilter
0x87466d96: _DPSNextEvent
0x874661c5: -[NSApplication _nextEventMatchingEventMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:]
0x8745ad28: -[NSApplication run]
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vectorhog OP
Apr ’16

Remove Backdrops.plugin from /Library/Graphics/Quartz Composer Patches


Worked for me.

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richard52 OP
May ’16

my quartz composer seemed to trip up with the gimp plug-in so inspired by you I eliminated that. at least QC is staying open. thanks

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